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Covid-19 and The Hearing Impaired – Wearing A Mask and Hearing Aids

Wearing a mask in a store while wearing hearing aids can be very difficult. The hearing aids get caught in the bands of the mask, they drop on the floor and you can lose the devices. Eric Branda, Au, Ph.D., Director, Applied Audiological Research for WS Audiology, offers tips to Mark Alyn on how to …

Coping With Pandemic Masks When You Wear Hearing Aids

Beyond the unprecedented threat to public health, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged nearly all aspects of our lives, including one of the most basic – how we communicate. No More Lip Reading In particular, social distancing and the use of facemasks makes it difficult to hear other speakers – by about 30%, according to studies …

Life in Full Surround Sound

Mark Talks About His Hearing Loss and Signia Hearing! Life in Full Surround Sound Mat Hench is a 24-year old physical therapy assistant from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He’s also an amateur filmmaker and a popular YouTuber. His channel, mathench, features humor and observations about life as a millennial. Mat recently became engaged to his fiancée, Emily. …

Why Don’t More People Wear Hearing Aids?

Hearing loss is one of the most common health conditions in the U.S., with approximately 48 million individualsreporting some degree of hearing loss. Poor hearing makes it difficult to communicate with others, which can damage personal relationships and even your career. Hearing loss is also associated with other serious conditions, such as balance problems, depression, …